Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Insider Acquires £153.12 in Stock

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) insider Angela Noon bought 6 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,552 ($32.53) per share, with a total value of £153.12 ($195.18).

Spectris Price Performance

LON:SXS opened at GBX 2,618 ($33.37) on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 976.87, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,549.87 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,824.92. Spectris plc has a 52 week low of GBX 2,370 ($30.21) and a 52 week high of GBX 3,861 ($49.22). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.37, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 2.36.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on SXS. Shore Capital upgraded shares of Spectris to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 9th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,950 ($37.60) price target on shares of Spectris in a research note on Monday, September 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Spectris presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,707.50 ($60.01).

Spectris Company Profile

Spectris plc provides precision measurement solutions worldwide. It operates through Spectris Scientific, Spectris Dynamics, and Other segments. The Spectris Scientific segment provides advanced sensors and instruments used to measure, analyze, and characterize materials; and monitor ultra-clean manufacturing environments.